Safety flashlight holder

Abstract

A flashlight holder and safety illumination indicator locator for selectively holding a flashlight with a visual guidance element integrated within. The safety flashlight holder includes a one-piece housing having a resilient flashlight body engagement bracket with independent gripping arms and a vertically spaced flashlight end engagement cup extending from the housing. A luminescent insert disk defines the visual locator providing safety access to the flashlight and orientation of the flashlight holder there within.

1. A safety flashlight holder and locator for a flashlight comprising a main elongated body member,
 said body member having oppositely disposed sides and respective upper and lower ends, 
 opposing upstanding spaced engagement arms in spaced relation to said upper end, 
 an opening defined between said engagement arms in said main body member, 
 a flashlight and receiving cup extending from said body member in longitudinal spaced relation to said lower end thereof, 
 a luminescent disk recessed within said main body member inwardly from said lower end, 
 means for resiliently retaining flashlight between said engagement arms, 
 means for alignment location of the flashlight within said flashlight holder, 
 and means for securing said flashlight holder to a wall surface. 
 
   
   
     2. The emergency flashlight locator holder set forth in  claim 1  wherein said flashlight and receiving cup has an upstanding continuous arcuate sidewall extending from said main body member on either side of an opening therein. 
   
   
     3. The emergency flashlight locator holder set forth in  claim 1  wherein said means for resiliently retaining the flashlight between said retaining arms comprises,
 elongated lugs on ends of said arms, said lugs defining tapered engagement surfaces, 
 an elongated concave surface portion on said surface of said main body member between said engagement arms and said flashlight receiving cup. 
 
   
   
     4. The safety flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 1  wherein said means for alignment location of the flashlight within said holder comprises,
 an annular recess in said main body member inwardly of said lower end thereof. 
 
   
   
     5. The safety flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 1  wherein said means for securing said flashlight holder and locator comprises, longitudinally spaced mounting apertures in said main body member. 
   
   
     6. The safety flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 1  wherein said main body member's upper and lower ends are arcuate and an extension orientation flange extends from said upper arcuate end thereof. 
   
   
     7. The safety flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 1  wherein said luminescent disk is of a synthetic resin material of enhanced luminescent retainment properties. 
   
   
     8. The combination of a flashlight and a flashlight holder and locator comprising,
 a flashlight having a cylindrical battery retaining barrel and enlarged end lens portion, 
 a flashlight holder and locator comprising, 
 a main elongated body member, oppositely disposed elongated resilient engagement arms extending therefrom, an opening in said body member between said arms, a flashlight and receiving cup in spaced vertical alignment with said engagement arms, an opening in said main body member within said support cup, 
 a luminescent disk recessed within said body member inwardly from one end thereof, 
 a flashlight receiving portion on the surface of said main body member between said arms and said receiving cup and extending therebeyond to said upper remaining end of said flashlight receiving portion defining a transverse concave surface therein, 
 means for securing said flashlight holder and locator to a wall surface, 
 and means for retaining said flashlight between said engagement arms. 
 
   
   
     9. The combination flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 8  wherein said means for resiliently retaining the flashlight between said retaining arms comprises,
 elongated lugs formed on ends of said arms, said lugs defining tapered engagement surfaces, 
 an elongated concave surface portion on said surface of said main body member. 
 
   
   
     10. The combination of a flashlight and flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 8  wherein said means for securing said flashlight holder and locator for a flashlight to a wall surface comprises, longitudinally spaced mounting apertures in said main body member. 
   
   
     11. The combination of a flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 8  wherein said main body member's upper and lower ends are arcuate and an extension orientation flange extends from said upper arcuate end thereof. 
   
   
     12. The combination of a flashlight holder and locator set forth in  claim 8  wherein said luminescent disk is of a synthetic resin material of enhanced illumination retainment properties.